Double-Century-Old Tribal Engraved Spouted Ceremonial Liquor Pot

Authentic double-century-old (~200 years, circa 1820s) traditional tribal spouted country liquor pot (Handia / Mahua Libation Pot / Jhinjhi), meticulously cast from heavy bell brass with deep relief chiseled ornamentation. Features a wide conical funnel mouth, a carinated flattened globular reservoir, and an elongated tubular pouring spout adorned with a sculpted zoomorphic crest motif, herringbone bands, and beaded borders. Intricate circular ring friezes and guilloche chasing encircle the neck and shoulder. Historically utilized by tribal elders of Odisha during sacred forest gatherings, festivals, and ancestral propitiation rites for measured pouring of traditional country liquor (Handia and Mahua). Measures 4 inches (10 cm) in height and 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter. An exceedingly rare, extinct tribal ethnographic relic.